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Identifying and Advocating Best Practices in the Criminal Justice System. A Texas-Centric Examination of Current Conditions, Reform Initiatives, and Emerging Issues with a Special Emphasis on Capital Punishment.
en-USFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:36:00 -0600http://www.typepad.com/http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationRenewed Push for Abolition in Delawarehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/renewed-push-for-abolition-in-delaware.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/renewed-push-for-abolition-in-delaware.html"Efforts to Repeal Death Penalty Begin Again With New Delaware Legislature," is by Shana O'Malley of WHYY-FM NewsWorks, via NBC Philadelphia. Supporters of ending capital punishment in Delaware are gearing up for another attempt to have a bill passed in...AbolitionCapital PunishmentDELaw EnforcementState LegislationSteve HallFri, 14 Nov 2014 10:36:00 -0600An Update on the Case of Justin Wolfehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/an-update-on-the-case-of-justin-wolfe.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/an-update-on-the-case-of-justin-wolfe.htmlSlate posts, "Why Is Justin Wolfe Still in Prison?" It's by Dahlia Lithwick. A few years back, I wrote about prosecutorial misconduct in the Northern Virginia capital murder trial of Justin Wolfe. The case was one of several in the...JudiciaryPost-Conviction ReviewProsecutionProsecutorial MisconductSpecific CaseVASteve HallThu, 13 Nov 2014 18:29:00 -0600An Infographic on Scott Panetti's Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/an-infographic-on-scott-panettis-case-1.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/an-infographic-on-scott-panettis-case-1.htmlThis infographic touches on several issues in Scott Panetti's case in a visual fashion: Earlier coverage of Scott Panetti's case begins at the link. All prior coverage is in the Scott Panetti category index. The Supreme Court established standards to...ClemencyCompetency Execution DateInfographicMental IllnessScott PanettiSupreme CourtSteve HallWed, 12 Nov 2014 13:36:05 -0600A Message From StandDownhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/a-message-from-standdown.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/a-message-from-standdown.htmlStandDown will be closing our communications hub on November 14. No new posts will be added to this website, and no new e-mails will be posted to the Google Group after Friday. Both the Google Group archive of e-mails and...AdminScholarshipSteve HallWed, 12 Nov 2014 13:25:25 -0600Juvenile LWOP Resentencings Ordered in South Carolinahttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/juvenile-lwop-resentencings-ordered-in-south-carolina.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/juvenile-lwop-resentencings-ordered-in-south-carolina.htmlThe South Carolina Supreme Court ruling in Aikens, et al v. Byars is available in Adobe .pdf format. Justice Kaye Hearn wrote for the Court: In this case brought in our original jurisdiction, fifteen inmates who were sentenced to life...IncarcerationJudiciaryJuvenileSentencingSupreme CourtSteve HallWed, 12 Nov 2014 13:18:52 -0600O'Malley Should End State Death Sentenceshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/omalley-should-end-state-death-sentences.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/omalley-should-end-state-death-sentences.htmlThat's the title of an editorial in today's Frederick News-Post in Maryland. After years of contentious debate, Maryland last year did away with its death penalty. The legislation, however, did not apply to the four individuals who were already awaiting...AbolitionCapital PunishmentClemencyEditorialMDPoliticsState LegislationSteve HallWed, 12 Nov 2014 12:47:35 -0600Clemency Petition Filed in Scott Panetti's Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/clemency-petition-filed-in-scott-panettis-case.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/clemency-petition-filed-in-scott-panettis-case.html"Clemency Petition Filed Today: Execution of Scott Panetti Would 'Cross a Moral Line'," is a news release issued by attorneys and advocates for Scott Panetti. Here's the full text: Today, dozens of prominent organizations and individuals from Texas and across...Blog BlawgClemencyCompetency Execution DateMental IllnessReligionScott PanettiTXSteve HallWed, 12 Nov 2014 11:17:06 -0600Lame Duck Legislative Session in Ohiohttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/lame-duck-legislative-session-in-ohio.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/lame-duck-legislative-session-in-ohio.html"Legislative proposal would shield source of Ohio lethal injection drugs, protect experts," is by AP Legal Affairs Writer Andrew Welsh-Huggins. The names of companies whose drugs are used for lethal injection in Ohio would be shielded under legislation introduced Monday...Compounding PharmacyDepartment of CorrectionsJudiciaryLethal InjectionMoratoriumOHState LegislationState SecrecySteve HallTue, 11 Nov 2014 13:11:29 -0600In Pennsylvaniahttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/in-pennsylvania.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/in-pennsylvania.htmlThe Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer reported, "A new, unusual twist in death-penalty fight," by Joseph A. Slobodzian. Here's the beginning of this report on a complicated case: When condemned fugitive Joseph Kindler was returned to Philadelphia in 1991 after two escapes,...Capital PunishmentJudiciaryMitigationPAPost-Conviction ReviewSentencingTrialSteve HallMon, 10 Nov 2014 13:57:16 -0600Darby Tillishttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/darby-tillis.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/darby-tillis.htmlThe Chicago Sun-Times reports, "Darby Tillis, who fought wrongful convictions after he was freed, dies at 71," by Thomas Frisbie. Darby Tillis, one of the first men to be freed from Illinois’ Death Row, died Sunday morning at Rush Hospital...AbolitionActivismCapital PunishmentExonerationILIn MemoriamInnocenceSteve HallMon, 10 Nov 2014 13:47:59 -0600Double Jeopardyhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/double-jeopardy.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/double-jeopardy.htmlThat's the title of an article in the November 17 issue of the New Yorker, written by Paige Williams. It's subtitled, "In Alabama, a judge can override a jury that spares a murderer from the death penalty." Here's a brief...ALCapital PunishmentJournalismJudiciaryJuryPoliticsPost-Conviction ReviewRaceSentencingSteve HallMon, 10 Nov 2014 12:06:42 -0600Brady Violation in a Harris County Death Case; Innocence at Issuehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/brady-violation-in-a-harris-county-death-case-innocence-at-issue.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/brady-violation-in-a-harris-county-death-case-innocence-at-issue.html"Appeals court resets murder trial after finding evidence withheld," is by Lisa Falkenberg of the Houston Chronicle. Texas' highest criminal court on Wednesday threw out the 2005 conviction and death sentence of Alfred Dewayne Brown after finding that the Harris...Anthony GravesEvidenceInnocenceJudiciaryLaw EnforcementPost-Conviction ReviewProsecutionSpecific CaseTexas Court of Criminal AppealsTrialTXSteve HallThu, 06 Nov 2014 16:28:57 -0600New AG in Nebraskahttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/new-ag-in-nebraska.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/new-ag-in-nebraska.html"Lincoln attorney will replace Bruning as state attorney general," is by JoAnne Young of the Lincoln Journal Star. For the first time in a dozen years, Nebraska has a new attorney general. Doug Peterson, a Republican, will replace Jon Bruning,...Department of CorrectionsLethal InjectionNEPoliticsSteve HallThu, 06 Nov 2014 16:11:28 -0600Clarification Sought for Death Row Inmates in Marylandhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/clarification-sought-for-death-row-inmates-in-maryland.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/clarification-sought-for-death-row-inmates-in-maryland.html"Maryland attorney general takes step to rescind death sentences for 4 death row inmates," is by Brian Witte of Associated Press, via the Greenfield Daily Reporter. Maryland's attorney general has taken steps that could result in the revocation of death...AbolitionCapital PunishmentJudiciaryMDNews ReleasePost-Conviction ReviewSentencingSpecific CaseState LegislationSteve HallThu, 06 Nov 2014 15:55:00 -0600Questions Still Swirling About Scott Panetti's Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/questions-still-swirling-about-scott-panettis-case.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/questions-still-swirling-about-scott-panettis-case.htmlThat's the title of an editorial in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Putting aside for a moment the argument over whether Texas ought to be executing people who have mental illness — and the state should not be doing that —...Competency EditorialExecution DateJudiciaryMental IllnessPost-Conviction ReviewScott PanettiTXSteve HallWed, 05 Nov 2014 12:09:32 -0600The Kansas Judicial Electionshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/the-kansas-judicial-elections.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/the-kansas-judicial-elections.html"Kansans vote to retain justices Lee Johnson, Eric Rosen," is by Tim Potter of the Wichita Eagle. Two Kansas Supreme Court justices facing a vote in Tuesday’s election on whether they should be retained held on in statewide election results,...JudiciaryKSPoliticsSteve HallWed, 05 Nov 2014 12:02:11 -0600Returns in Key Governor Electionshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/returns-in-key-governor-elections.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/returns-in-key-governor-elections.html"Hickenlooper declares victory; Beauprez refuses to concede in Colorado," is by John Frank and Joey Bunch for the Denver Post. A bleary-eyed John Hickenlooper declared victory in the governor's race Wednesday morning after a long night and early morning waiting...Capital PunishmentClemencyCOMoratoriumNHPAPoliticsSentencingSteve HallWed, 05 Nov 2014 11:53:11 -0600More News Coverage of Scott Panetti's Execution Datehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/more-news-coverage-of-scott-panettis-execution-date.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/more-news-coverage-of-scott-panettis-execution-date.htmlThe Texas Tribune posts, "Lawyers Seek New Exam for Death Row Client," by Terri Langford. A schizophrenic Texas death row inmate set for execution in December hasn't been evaluated in nearly seven years, and his mental state may not allow...Competency Execution DateHearingJudiciaryMental IllnessProsecutionScott PanettiTXSteve HallTue, 04 Nov 2014 12:56:26 -0600Oklahoma Murder Victim's Mother Calls for Commutation of Death Sentencehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/oklahoma-murder-victims-mother-calls-for-commutation-of-death-sentence.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/oklahoma-murder-victims-mother-calls-for-commutation-of-death-sentence.htmlKTLA-TV posts, "Mother of Murdered Infant Asks Oklahoma Officials Not to Kill Man Convicted of the Crime," by Ashley Soley-Cerro. There is video at the link. The mother of an 11-month-old girl who was sexually assaulted and murdered in 1997...ClemencyExecution DateOKSentencingSpecific CaseSteve HallMon, 03 Nov 2014 15:52:38 -0600Rodney Reed's Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/rodney-reeds-case.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/rodney-reeds-case.htmlThe Austin American-Statesman posts, "Rodney Reed appeal rejected by U.S. Supreme Court," by Chuck Lindell. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not review an appeal by death row inmate Rodney Reed, putting the Bastrop man one step...Execution DateFifth CircuitInnocenceJudiciaryPost-Conviction ReviewRaceSpecific CaseSupreme CourtTXSteve HallMon, 03 Nov 2014 15:34:09 -0600Federal District Judge Jed S. Rakoff in the NY Review of Bookshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/federal-district-judge-jed-s-rakoff-in-the-ny-review-of-books.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/federal-district-judge-jed-s-rakoff-in-the-ny-review-of-books.html"Why Innocent People Plead Guilty," is the essay by Judge Jed S. Rakoff. It appears in the November 20th issue of the New York Review of Books. Here's the beginning of this must-read: The criminal justice system in the United...False ConfessionsIndigent DefenseJudiciaryJuryProsecutionTrialSteve HallMon, 03 Nov 2014 15:23:42 -0600Emergency Motion for Hearing Filed in Scott Panetti Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/emergency-motion-for-hearing-filed-in-scott-panetti-case.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/emergency-motion-for-hearing-filed-in-scott-panetti-case.htmlThe following statement has been issued by Scott Panetti's attorneys: Today, an Emergency Motion for Hearing was filed in state court by attorneys for Scott Panetti, a severely mentally ill man scheduled for execution in Texas on December 3, 2014,...Competency Execution DateHearingJudiciaryMental IllnessPost-Conviction ReviewScott PanettiTDCJTXSteve HallMon, 03 Nov 2014 15:15:01 -0600U.S. Execution, European Abolitionhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/us-execution-european-abolition.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/us-execution-european-abolition.htmlThat's the title of a New York Times OpEd by Sylvie Kauffmann. It will appear in tomorrow's print edition. Kauffmann is the editorial director Le Monde. Here's the beginning: When Felix G. Rohatyn went to Paris as the American ambassador...AbolitionCapital PunishmentExecutionInternationalJournalismOpEdSilent Actor TraumaTDCJTXSteve HallMon, 03 Nov 2014 14:57:46 -0600In Californiahttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/in-california.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/11/in-california.html"No rush to judgment for Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris," is by Maura Dolan of the Los Angeles Times. Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris, California's top law enforcement officer, had little to say in July when an Orange County federal...AbolitionCACapital PunishmentCostIncarcerationIndigent DefenseJudiciaryPost-Conviction ReviewSentencingSpecific CaseSteve HallMon, 03 Nov 2014 14:35:51 -0600Oregon Death Sentence Upheldhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/oregon-death-sentence-upheld.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/oregon-death-sentence-upheld.htmlThe Oregon Supreme Court ruling in State v. McAnulty is available in Adobe .pdf format. "Oregon Supreme Court upholds sentence for only woman on state's death row," is by Steven DuBois of Associated Press, via the Greenfield Daily Reporter. The...FemaleJudiciaryMoratoriumORPost-Conviction ReviewSpecific CaseSteve HallFri, 31 Oct 2014 12:22:15 -0500Additional News Coverage of Scott Panetti's Execution Datehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/additional-news-coverage-of-scott-panettis-execution-date.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/additional-news-coverage-of-scott-panettis-execution-date.htmlThe Guardian reports, "Texas sets execution date for mentally ill killer Scott Panetti," by Tom Dart. Texas is preparing to execute a mentally ill man who dressed as a cowboy at his trial and attempted to subpoena Jesus Christ, John...Competency Execution DateJudiciaryMental IllnessScott PanettiTXSteve HallFri, 31 Oct 2014 09:59:17 -0500Sister Helen Starts Petition for Max Soffarhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/sister-helen-starts-petition-for-max-soffar.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/sister-helen-starts-petition-for-max-soffar.html"Let Max Soffar, an innocent man, die at home," is the Change.org petition started by Sister Helen Prejean with ACLU Action. Here's the beginning of this must-read: After serving 34 years on death row for a crime that he did...ActivismClemencyFalse ConfessionsInnocenceSpecific CaseTXTX Board of Pardons & ParolesSteve HallThu, 30 Oct 2014 14:23:10 -0500Colorado Death Penalty Politics, Continuedhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/colorado-death-penalty-politics-continued.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/colorado-death-penalty-politics-continued.html"Dunlap 'full clemency' ad abandons reality," is by the Denver Post Editorial Board. Criticizing the governor over his handling of the Dunlap case and his position on the death penalty is fair game. Claiming he has threatened to release a...Capital PunishmentClemencyEditorialPoliticsSpecific CaseSteve HallThu, 30 Oct 2014 14:14:03 -0500Illinois Inmate Freedhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/illinois-inmate-freed.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/illinois-inmate-freed.html"Inmate ordered freed in landmark Illinois case," is the AP report filed by Don Babwin, via the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A prisoner whose confession helped free a death row inmate in a case that was instrumental in the campaign to end...ColumnExonerationFalse ConfessionsILInnocenceSteve HallThu, 30 Oct 2014 14:05:45 -0500In Arizonahttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/in-arizona.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/in-arizona.html"Report on Wood execution due by mid-November," is the AP report, via the Arizona Capitol Times. An independent investigation of the nearly two-hour execution of an Arizona death row inmate is expected to be completed in the next two weeks,...AZBotchDepartment of CorrectionsHearingJudiciaryLethal InjectionReportState SecrecySteve HallThu, 30 Oct 2014 13:48:13 -0500Texas District Court Sets December Execution Date for Scott Panettihttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/texas-district-court-sets-december-execution-date-for-scott-panetti.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/texas-district-court-sets-december-execution-date-for-scott-panetti.html"Inmate described as delusional gets execution date," is the AP report, via the Austin American-Statesman. A Texas death row inmate whose attorneys contend is so delusional that he can't understand why he was convicted and condemned has been scheduled for...Competency Execution DateJudiciaryMental IllnessScott PanettiSentencingSpecific CaseTXSteve HallThu, 30 Oct 2014 13:31:01 -0500Fourth Oklahoma Execution Date Scheduled for 2015http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/fourth-oklahoma-execution-date-scheduled-for-2015.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/fourth-oklahoma-execution-date-scheduled-for-2015.htmlThe McAlester News-Capital reports, "Execution dates set — again," by Glenn Puit. A fourth death row inmate has a scheduled execution date at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. A court set Benjamin Robert Cole Jr.’s execution date for March...Execution DateJudiciaryOKSteve HallWed, 29 Oct 2014 11:55:30 -0500In Texas, the Death Penalty is Slowly Dying Outhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/in-texas-the-death-penalty-is-slowly-dying-out.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/in-texas-the-death-penalty-is-slowly-dying-out.htmlThat's the title of Matt Ford's post at the Atlantic. It's subtitled, "The Lone Star State carried out its fewest executions since 1996 this year." There is an infographic at the link. On Tuesday night, the state of Texas executed...AEDPACapital PunishmentExecutionExecution DatePost-Conviction ReviewProsecutionSentencingTDCJTXSteve HallWed, 29 Oct 2014 11:49:42 -0500Additional News Coverage of the Oklahoma Stayhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/additional-news-coverage-of-the-oklahoma-stay.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/additional-news-coverage-of-the-oklahoma-stay.html"U.S. Supreme Court stays Missouri inmate's execution," is by Jim Salter of Associated Press, via St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The appeal to the Supreme Court raised several concerns about legal counsel Christeson has received over the years, including the failure of...Execution DateJudiciaryLethal InjectionMOPost-Conviction ReviewStay of ExecutionSupreme CourtSteve HallWed, 29 Oct 2014 11:42:45 -0500Supreme Court Issues Stay in Missouri Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/supreme-court-issues-stay-in-missouri-case.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/supreme-court-issues-stay-in-missouri-case.htmlSCOTUSblog tweets: SCOTUS over 3 dissents issues stay of Missouri execution of petitioner who seeks to replace lawyers who filed his habeas petition late I'll update with more information as it becomes available. No formal word on the Court's Orders...Execution DateIneffective Assistance of CounselMOPost-Conviction ReviewStay of ExecutionSupreme CourtSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 21:50:04 -0500Texas Executes Miguel Paredeshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/texas-executes-miguel-paredes.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/texas-executes-miguel-paredes.htmlThe San Antonio Express-News reports, "San Antonio man executed, 14 years after triple slaying." It's by Michelle Casady. Strapped to a gurney in the execution chamber, Miguel Angel Paredes, 32, blew kisses to his friends Tuesday night — minutes before...ExecutionLethal InjectionTDCJTXSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 21:40:52 -0500Multi-State Case Rounduphttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/multi-state-case-roundup.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/multi-state-case-roundup.htmlThere is case news from Pennsylvania, Mississippi, and Ohio. Courthouse News Service posts, "Death Penalty for PA Prisoner Thrown Out," by Andrew Thompson. Blocking the execution of a Pennsylvania prisoner, a federal judge cited lapses by defense counsel with respect...Ineffective Assistance of CounselIntellectual DisabilityJudiciaryMSOHPAPost-Conviction ReviewSpecific CaseSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 15:35:18 -0500Nebraska Lethal Injection Issues Resurfacehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/nebraska-lethal-injection-issues-resurface.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/nebraska-lethal-injection-issues-resurface.html"Jon Bruning says other crises have ‘diverted’ state from resolving lethal injection problems," is by Martha Stoddard of the Omaha World-Herald. Here's the beginning of this detailed article: Attorney General Jon Bruning expects that another year will pass before Nebraska...Department of CorrectionsLethal InjectionMoratoriumNEState LegislationSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 13:55:53 -0500Justice Alito Orders Additional Briefing in Missouri Casehttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/justice-alito-orders-additional-briefing-in-missouri-case.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/justice-alito-orders-additional-briefing-in-missouri-case.htmlJustice Alito's Order for additional briefing in Christeson v. Roper is available in Adobe .pdf format. For those who want to stay up to date on case developments in Missouri, I'd recommend following St. Louis Public Radio's Chris McDaniel's Twitter...ClemencyDepartment of CorrectionsExecution DateIneffective Assistance of CounselJudiciaryMOPost-Conviction ReviewSupreme CourtSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 13:44:18 -0500In Texashttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/in-texas.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/in-texas.htmlThe Guardian post, "Miguel Paredes set to be 10th and last Texas prisoner executed in 2014," by Tom Dart. By the age of 18, Miguel Paredes had been involved in at least five murders, taken part in two drive-by shootings...Execution DateLethal InjectionTDCJTXSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 13:11:03 -0500Texas, Missouri Executions Scheduledhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/texas-missouri-executions-scheduled.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/texas-missouri-executions-scheduled.htmlTexas is scheduled to carry out its 10th and final execution of 2014, tonight in Huntsville. It would be the state's 518th post-Furman executions since 1982. There have been 30 executions in American death penalty states this year; a total...Department of CorrectionsExecution DateLethal InjectionMOTXSteve HallTue, 28 Oct 2014 12:59:58 -0500Controversial Missouri Execution Date Loomshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/controversial-missouri-execution-date-looms.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/controversial-missouri-execution-date-looms.html"Lawyers, judges seek stay for Missouri inmate Christeson," is by Bob Priddy for MissouriNet. There is audio at the link. A national group that says it tries to reach consensus on difficult constitutional issues, and a number of former state...ClemencyExecution DateIneffective Assistance of CounselJudiciaryMitigationMOPost-Conviction ReviewSentencingSpecific CaseSteve HallMon, 27 Oct 2014 16:18:45 -0500Oklahoma Execution Dates Reset for 2015http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/oklahoma-execution-dates-reset-for-2015.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/oklahoma-execution-dates-reset-for-2015.htmlThe Oklahoman reports, "Court stays all Oklahoma executions," by Graham Lee Brewer. All three of the state’s scheduled executions have been stayed until 2015, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals decided Friday. In an Oct. 13 motion, Attorney General Scott...Department of CorrectionsExecution DateJudiciaryLethal InjectionOKSteve HallMon, 27 Oct 2014 16:03:22 -0500Journalists Sue in Arizonahttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/the-arizona-republic-reports-republic-sues-state-to-reveal-info-on-lethal-injections-by-michael-kiefer-the-arizona-repu.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/the-arizona-republic-reports-republic-sues-state-to-reveal-info-on-lethal-injections-by-michael-kiefer-the-arizona-repu.htmlThe Arizona Republic reports, "Republic sues state to reveal info on lethal injections," by Michael Kiefer. The Arizona Republic and several other local and international media outlets have filed suit in federal court against the director of the Arizona Department...AZCivil lawDepartment of CorrectionsJournalismJudiciaryLethal InjectionState SecrecySteve HallMon, 27 Oct 2014 15:39:49 -05004th Circuit to Examine Virginia Death Row Conditionshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/4th-circuit-to-examine-virginia-death-row-conditions.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/4th-circuit-to-examine-virginia-death-row-conditions.html"Court in Va. examines death row isolation policy," is the AP report filed by Larry O'Dell. Virginia's practice of automatically holding death row inmates in solitary confinement will be reviewed by a federal appeals court in a case that experts...Department of CorrectionsIncarcerationJudiciaryVASteve HallMon, 27 Oct 2014 15:28:34 -0500How Execution Times Shiftedhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/how-execution-times-shifted.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/how-execution-times-shifted.html"Predawn Justice at High Court; 5 a.m. order in voting case rare — but not new," is by Tony Mauro for the National Law Journal. The U.S. Supreme Court's recent 5 a.m. order in a Texas voting rights case was...Capital PunishmentExecution DatePost-Conviction ReviewSupreme CourtSteve HallFri, 24 Oct 2014 15:15:20 -0500Continuing Attention for 'Just Mercy'http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/continuing-attention-for-just-mercy.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/continuing-attention-for-just-mercy.htmlBryan Stevenson's essay, "The Man on Death Row Who Changed Me," appears in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine. It was an old hymn they used to sing all the time in church where I grew up. I hadn’t heard...BooksCapital PunishmentIncarcerationIndigent DefenseRaceSteve HallFri, 24 Oct 2014 15:02:15 -0500News Coverage of the Gallup Pollhttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/news-coverage-of-the-gallup-poll.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/news-coverage-of-the-gallup-poll.htmlThe Guardian posts, "Six in 10 Americans support death penalty despite recent botched injections," by Jessica Glenza. Though Americans’ opinions held steady over the past six years, support for executions has slid considerably since the mid-1990s, from an all-time high...AbolitionCapital PunishmentPoliticsPublic Opinion PollingSentencingSteve HallFri, 24 Oct 2014 14:42:59 -0500More From Gallup on the 2014 Pollinghttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/more-from-gallup-on-the-2014-polling.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/more-from-gallup-on-the-2014-polling.htmlGallup posts, "Americans: 'Eye for an Eye' Top Reason for Death Penalty," is by Art Swift. Americans who favor the death penalty most often cite "an eye for an eye" as the reason they hold their position, with 35% mentioning...AbolitionCapital PunishmentInfographicPublic Opinion PollingSentencingWebcastSteve HallFri, 24 Oct 2014 14:29:11 -0500Pope Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty & Life Sentenceshttp://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/pope-calls-for-abolition-of-death-penalty-life-sentences.html
http://standdown.typepad.com/weblog/2014/10/pope-calls-for-abolition-of-death-penalty-life-sentences.html"Pope Francis blasts life sentences as ‘hidden death penalty’," is the AFP report, via the Guardian. Pope Francis has branded life-long prison terms “a hidden death sentence” in an attack on “penal populism” that included severe criticism of countries that...AbolitionCapital PunishmentIncarcerationInternationalReligionSentencingSteve HallThu, 23 Oct 2014 14:52:58 -0500